Many people say that Seda is a place you must visit in your life, the attractions of this place and everything are very attractive, the main thing is that a trip to Seda is a journey of spiritual purification, if you have the time, you can plan to go to Seda, a place you must visit in your life.
DiningSedar Buddhist Institute inside the convenience of all the noodles and vegetarian food. However, there are more choices in Seda County, with Sichuan cuisine, risotto, and specialty hot pots available. There are also local specialties here, such as yak meat, barley cakes, and ghee tea.
AccommodationNow go to Seda to play more and more people, Seda's accommodation is not as bad as before, the conditions of the Buddhist College is limited, but the county's accommodation is still very little, we recommend that you book in advance, especially in the peak season, in order to prevent the rest of the accommodation conditions of the environment is not good must be booked in advance.
Transportation1. County small traffic
Seda County to the Buddhist College, carpooling 6-7 yuan / person, usually salty van, you can take the car in the Golden Horse Square;
La Rong Gou parking lot to the Buddhist College, take the bus, the apprentice 1 yuan, the others 2 yuan;
The return journey in the drop-off place can take the bus, as for the bus operating hours, you can look at the notice next to the station, usually 9:30 pm it.
After the bus arrives at the parking lot, there will be vans that can carpool back to the county, but the price at night is definitely more expensive.
2. Seda transportation
Chengdu to Seda, you can take the bus, in Chengdu Cha Dianzi Bus Station to Seda County Bus Station, 263 yuan;
Kangding to Seda, you can also take the bus. Take a bus to Seda County Bus Station at Kangding Bus Station for 161 yuan;
Driving: Chengdu-Markang-Seda, a journey of about 610 kilometers and a driving time of about 12 hours.
Price of Attractions1. Gesar Cultural Museum
This is one of the iconic buildings in Seda County, with a magnificent appearance, which introduces the legend of King Gesar, and collects a lot of information about him, and there is also a performance hall and meeting rooms and so on in addition to this, which is a multi-functional convergence of art and culture center.
2. Golden Horse Square
This is a very lively place in Sedar, somewhat similar to a pedestrian street, very much a city of fireworks. There are often a lot of locals here dancing the pot Zhuang dance, men and women, young and old, every time there will be tourists from far away to join them in the parade, you can also go to experience a local customs and traditions.
3. Lama Rong Wu Ming Buddhist College
In fact, many people travel to Seda mainly to see the Buddhist College, you should have seen a lot of red house between the valley on the Internet blockbuster, because of the mystery, because of the faith, because of the shock, so people come to the name. People can close their eyes in the scripture hall to listen to the chanting of the true words.
4. Heavenly Burial Platform
This can be a very complicated place, the local people believe that the heavenly burial is to make the soul immortal reincarnation back and forth. The odor in the air and the vultures hovering in the sky are solemn and solemn.
5. Altar City
On the first two floors you can go around the circle to turn the scripture tube to pray for blessings, you can see a lot of reddish-red figures arranged in an orderly manner, there are also more than apprentices prostrate at the altar city side, kneeling over and over again to practise, just for the belief in the heart.
Seda notes1. Seda's altitude is above 4000, don't get excited after arriving, don't book strenuously, don't recommend bathing at night, easy to cause hypoxia, if you feel dizziness in the middle of the trip, be sure to drink around the friends say, don't endure by yourself and then delayed treatment, it is recommended that you eat a week ahead of time to prevent some of the medication of the high reflexes.
2. Seda's accommodation environment is not as bad as you think, the conditions in the county are still very good. But the accommodation in Seda is still relatively tight, especially in the Buddhist College, it is very difficult to live in the Buddhist College.
3. The temperature difference between morning and evening in Seda is relatively large, so you should bring a thick jacket, such as a cotton jacket or a punching bag, even if you go in the summer time.
4. Seda is a place for monks and nuns to study and practice, and it is a plateau area, food is also limited, the visit to the Buddhist College is still mainly noodle-based, but will not provide meat, onions, ginger, garlic and other seasonings, if you are not accustomed to eating, it is recommended that you can prepare more dry food, and the Demonji's respect for the local customs, do not eat in the public **** occasion.
5. Be sure to respect local beliefs and customs, do not contradict the locals.
6. When visiting the Buddhist College and sky burial, we must respect the customs and beliefs of the local people, do not take pictures at will, the time of sky burial is usually 13:00 in the morning to start.
7. When monks are chanting and studying in the temples, don't enter without inviting the tourists, and don't take photos inside the temples or on the monks or locals without the consent of the locals.
Best Travel TimeSedar long years long winter without summer, want to go in the best time to be played to consider the temperature and traffic conditions, 5-10 the more is the best season to travel to Sedar, after November there will be snow, but the winter road has ice and snow, is not convenient to drive in January, April, June and September each year there will be a puja, this time there will be a very large number of people go to Sedar, the bus ticket and accommodation is Very tight, want to travel in during this time, we remember to book tickets and places to stay in advance.
Sedar's annual average temperature is only 0 ℃, April to September when the climate is better, but the temperature is not high, the temperature difference between day and night is big, summer time rain is frequent, we remember to bring rain gear. October - March, the temperature is about -10 ℃, we remember to bring warm clothes, and scarves, gloves, thick socks, woolen leg warmers must also be necessary. There is no heating in winter here.